‘Jai Kisan to Farmers reap Modi climbdown’: How newspapers reacted to Centre’s decision to withdraw three farm laws
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Jai Kisan to Farmers reap Modi climbdown’: How newspapers reacted to Centre’s decision to withdraw three farm laws

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi surprised the nation on Friday when he announced that the three contentious laws would be repealed in the upcoming winter session of Parliament On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that his government had taken the decision to repeal the three farm laws — the reason for the farmers protesting at the Delhi borders for over a year. Today, I want to tell the country that we have decided to repeal the three farm laws.” He added, “I would request all my protesting farmer friends, today is the auspicious day of Guru Purab, return home to your fields and your families and make a new beginning, let us move forward afresh.” The move came on the festival of GurPurab, when Sikhism founder Guru Nanak’s birthday is celebrated, mainly in Punjab. Indian Express splashed the news on their front page with the headline ‘Farmers reap Modi climbdown’. The Hindustan Times also had given front page coverage to the Centre’s decision to repeal the farm laws.

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Interview | People beat forces trying to use farmers as crutches against BJP in polls: Narendra Singh Tomar
2 years, 9 months ago

Interview | People beat forces trying to use farmers as crutches against BJP in polls: Narendra Singh Tomar

Firstpost  

The union agriculture minister said that the withdrawal of the laws despite their being vital to the government’s vision to uplift the lives of the farmers was a tough decision. In his first detailed interview after the repeal of the three controversial farm laws, union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar spoke exclusively to News18.com on a range of issues. The …

Farm laws: India’s farmers have exposed Modi’s BJP – will the party learn its lesson?
3 years ago

Farm laws: India’s farmers have exposed Modi’s BJP – will the party learn its lesson?

The Independent  

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Indian Parliament votes to repeal farm laws after Modi’s U-turn
3 years ago

Indian Parliament votes to repeal farm laws after Modi’s U-turn

Al Jazeera  

Parliament passes a bill to cancel the contentious laws that led to yearlong agitation by tens of thousands of farmers. India’s Parliament has voted to scrap agricultural reform laws that sparked a year of huge protests by farmers, after a surprise U-turn by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “The way were brought without any discussion with opposition parties or farmers last …

Indian farmers mark a year of protest week after Modi’s climbdown
3 years ago

Indian farmers mark a year of protest week after Modi’s climbdown

Al Jazeera  

Farmers demonstrate on anniversary of their protest against three farm laws, despite PM Narendra Modi saying they will be repealed. New Delhi, India – Tens of thousands of farmers are holding demonstrations across India to mark a year of their protest against three controversial farm laws, despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement that they will be repealed. But farmers’ unions …

Farm law repeal: Lessons for Narendra Modi and his government
3 years, 1 month ago

Farm law repeal: Lessons for Narendra Modi and his government

Firstpost  

The worry is that after this decision, the possibility of serious debate among stakeholders and political parties on farms reforms with which they have grappled for years, if not decades, is unlikely to happen in the near future. “If the deaf are to hear,” Bhagat Singh said during his trial in April 1929, “the sound has to be very loud.” …

Repeal of farm laws, decline of cable TV, market, cloud kitchen
3 years, 1 month ago

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Business Standard  

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Farm laws repealed: Modi's decision 'seems to be right', says RSS-affiliated farmers' body
3 years, 1 month ago

Farm laws repealed: Modi's decision 'seems to be right', says RSS-affiliated farmers' body

India TV News  

RSS-affiliate Bharatiya Kisan Sangh on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to repeal the three farm laws "seems to be right" to avoid "unwarranted controversies and conflicts". Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait said the ongoing anti-farm laws protest will be withdrawn only after the three contentious legislation are repealed in Parliament and legal guarantee on minimum support price …

Justice prevailed, farmers' protest vindicated: Congress on farm laws repeal announcement
3 years, 1 month ago

Justice prevailed, farmers' protest vindicated: Congress on farm laws repeal announcement

India TV News  

The Congress on Friday described the Centre's announcement to repeal three farm laws as a victory against injustice, and said arrogance had to bow its head before the peaceful 'satyagrah' of farmers. Had the government not bypassed Parliament scrutiny and excluded stakeholders from consultations, the pain and suffering of the farmers and the loss of lives could have been avoided," …

Farmers' protest will stop only after farm laws are repealed in Parliament, says Rakesh Tikait
3 years, 1 month ago

Farmers' protest will stop only after farm laws are repealed in Parliament, says Rakesh Tikait

Firstpost  

He also stressed that the government should talk to farmers over the issue of minimum support price of crops and other matters Calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement to withdraw the three farm bills as a ‘beginning’, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait said the ongoing anti-farm laws protest will be withdrawn only after the contentious legislations are repealed in …

Centre to repeal all three farm laws: 'Big win for us', say farmers, 'victory against injustice', tweets Congress
3 years, 1 month ago

Centre to repeal all three farm laws: 'Big win for us', say farmers, 'victory against injustice', tweets Congress

Firstpost  

‘A victory against injustice,’ said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as he lauded the relentless efforts by the farmers of the country In a huge victory to protesting farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that the government has decided to repeal the three farm laws, which were at the center of protests by farmers for the past year. Congress …

Centre has decided to repeal all three farm laws, says Narendra Modi in address to nation
3 years, 1 month ago

Centre has decided to repeal all three farm laws, says Narendra Modi in address to nation

Firstpost  

This comes almost one year after farmers sat in protest against the three controversial legislations in Delhi and across the country. The prime minister said that the laws will be repealed by the end of the month in the Winter Session of Parliament In a historic decision, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that the Centre will repeal all …

Three farm laws to be rolled back, says PM Modi, urges farmers to leave protest sites
3 years, 1 month ago

Three farm laws to be rolled back, says PM Modi, urges farmers to leave protest sites

India Today  

After over one year of agitation over farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday that the Centre will repeal the three controversial laws which were passed in Parliament in September last year. PM Modi apologised to the people of the country and said that the government "failed to convince a section of farmers" over the farm laws. These …

Farmers will not return until farm laws are repealed in Parliament, says Rakesh Tikait
3 years, 1 month ago

Farmers will not return until farm laws are repealed in Parliament, says Rakesh Tikait

India Today  

Farmers' leader Rakesh Tikait on Friday said that the farmers’ agitation will not be withdrawn immediately. Speaking with India Today TV in Palghar, Maharashtra, Rakesh Tikait said that he has no faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and that he would now wait for further talks on the issue with the government. Some 750 farmers lost their lives, there are …

Centre proposes to suspend farm laws for 1.5 years, farmers call internal meet to discuss offer
3 years, 11 months ago

Centre proposes to suspend farm laws for 1.5 years, farmers call internal meet to discuss offer

Firstpost  

The next round of talks between the Central Government and the farmers’ unions to end the deadlock over the three farm laws has been scheduled for 22 January Yielding some ground to end the nearly two-month-long protest by thousands of farmers on the National Capital borders, the Centre on Wednesday proposed to suspend the three contentious farm laws for one …

'PM Modi Should Scrap Farm Laws': Shiv Sena Asks Centre to Honour Farmers' Sentiments
3 years, 11 months ago

'PM Modi Should Scrap Farm Laws': Shiv Sena Asks Centre to Honour Farmers' Sentiments

News 18  

The Shiv Sena on Thursday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to honour the sentiments of protesting farmers and scrap new controversial farm laws, and said he will ”grow bigger” in stature by doing so. An editorial in the Shiv Sena mouthpiece ’Saamana’ also accused the Centre of trying to end the farmers’ protest by using the Supreme Court as the …

Farmers bang utensils during PM’s radio programme
3 years, 11 months ago

Farmers bang utensils during PM’s radio programme

Hindustan Times  

Farmers camping on the Delhi-Jaipur highway at Jaisinghpur Khera in protest of the new farm laws banged utensils to boycott Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s radio programme, Mann Ki Baat, on Sunday. In a mark of opposition, farmers refused to listen to the radio address and raised slogans against the new farm laws while taking out a march at the protest …

JP Nadda slams Rahul Gandhi over criticism of farm laws, posts Congress leader's LS speech targetting middlemen
3 years, 11 months ago

JP Nadda slams Rahul Gandhi over criticism of farm laws, posts Congress leader's LS speech targetting middlemen

Firstpost  

Rahul in a 2015 speech said farmers would not lose money paying commissions to middlemen if they could sell their produce directly to buyers New Delhi: BJP president JP Nadda on Sunday shared an old video of Rahul Gandhi’s speech in Lok Sabha in which he seems to be advocating the need for farmers to get rid of middlemen and …

Farmers indicate resumption of dialogue after PM Modi's speech, govt's fresh talks offer | 10 points of farm stir
4 years ago

Farmers indicate resumption of dialogue after PM Modi's speech, govt's fresh talks offer | 10 points of farm stir

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech, as well as the government’s latest letter inviting farmers to talk, may have moved the logjam a little. PM Modi, in his speech during the virtual address to farmers across the nation, claimed that farmers were being misguided by some into believing that new farm laws mean the end of minimum support price or APMC …

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